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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “acetylates” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

27 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
acetylates154385(None) 
acetylate1444211acetylate_
acetylated1643161acetylated
acetates102013062acet__ates
acetylenes1552852acetylenes
acrylates1446682ac_rylates
acylates1339742ac__ylates
acerbates1347263ace_rbates
acetate92514753acet__ate_
acetated112010683acet__ated
acetylating1753273acetylating
acetylation1643783acetylation
acetylations1743543acetylations
acetylative1952523acetylative
acetylene1452693acetylene_
acetyls12285353acetyl___s
acidulates13215843acidulates
acrylate1347693ac_rylate_
activates1449683ac_tivates
actuates10310313ac_t_uates
acylate12310533ac__ylate_
acylated1437873ac__ylated
alkylates1644703a_lkylates
butylates1444713_butylates
ethylates1545933__ethylates
faceplates1744613face_plates
methylates1845473_methylates

Search took 7 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911406030.423422437.4
2DLD Change Limit140603275.59325139.1
3Display Results27270.0161687.5
 (SQL Overall)178691276.03229623.8
 
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